Raw material availability and technological choice: Modified metapodia from an early bronze age site in Central Israel

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 379-394

  Allentuck, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone raw material selection; Early Bronze Age; Israel; Metapodia; Skeletal technology; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880586577     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1258     Document Type: Article

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